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Africa: Economic Recovery and Transformation
Young demographics and decisive government leadership spared many African countries from worst-c
ase COVID-19 scenarios early on. But the pandemic has sent the continent into its first recession in 25 years. What is the path for recovery?
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Africa: Economic Recovery and Transformation
October 20 at 11:30 am PDT/2:30 pm EDT
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Precision Medicine and Entrepreneurship: Shaping the Future of Health in Africa?
COVID-19 Africa Watch talks to Dr. Abasi Ene-Obong, CEO of 54gene, about genomics research and pre
cision medicine in Africa, as well as his company's response to COVID-19.
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Interview with Lionel Zinsou: Priorities for Private Sector Growth and Attracting Investment in a Post-Pandemic Africa
Lionel Zinsou, Founder and Managing Partner of SouthBridge and former Prime Minister of Benin talk
s to COVID-19 Africa Watch about opportunities for private sector growth and investment post-COVID-19.
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Precision Medicine and Entrepreneurship: Shaping the Future of Health in Africa?
Key Takeaways
The following are a few of the main takeaways from COVID-19 Africa Watch’s conversati
on with Dr. Abasi Ene-Obong, CEO of 54gene:
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IFC-Milken Institute Capital Market Scholars Graduation Ceremony (Invite only)
Since 2016 the IFC-Milken Institute Capital Markets Program has trained over 160 Scholars from f
inance ministries, central banks, stock exchanges, and financial regulatory bodies across more than 45 developing and emerging economies.
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Financing the Sustainable Development Goals: A Reality Check on the Promise of "Billions to Trillions"
For many years now, there has been widespread recognition that attracting more private capital t
o developing and emerging economies will be crucial in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
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The Case for International Aid and Investing in Global Development
Emerging from a global pandemic, the world is met with escalating geopolitical tensions in Europ
e, persistent instability in the Middle East, enduring poverty across Africa, and the impacts of climate change around the world.
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podcast episode
Ep. 102: Humanitarian, with the Hilton Foundation’s Peter Laugharn
“Every society is more fragile than we realize, and every society can be taken advantage of.
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May 3 at 4:00 pm PDT | Financing the Sustainable Development Goals: A Reality Check on the Promise of "Billions to Trillions"
For many years now, there has been widespread recognition that attracting more private capital to
developing and emerging economies will be crucial in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
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